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Assassin Nation, Vol. 1: Number One With a Bullet by Erica Anderson, Erica Henderson, Kyle Starks
tmarso's review
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Hilarious. Tons of action. Perfect
justinlife's review
4.0
This was a lot of fun to read. I thoroughly enjoyed how the art did not seem to match the violence of the story. It almost made it more fantastical instead of visceral, which I appreciated. Erica Henderson was a lot of fun on Squirrel Girl and you can see her style played to maximum effect here.
Starks’ story was a lot of fun. I appreciated at the beginning of the story where he gives the reader a ranking of the best assassins. It felt very Cowboy Bebop. The characters were a lot of fun and enjoyed how ridiculous the story ended up being. Assassins hired to protect a mob boss from assassination attempts was a fun story and plot points were easier to figure out even if the reader only suspected it. There were times where I thought “Oh, yeah, that” but moved on because it was a lot of fun.
Starks’ story was a lot of fun. I appreciated at the beginning of the story where he gives the reader a ranking of the best assassins. It felt very Cowboy Bebop. The characters were a lot of fun and enjoyed how ridiculous the story ended up being. Assassins hired to protect a mob boss from assassination attempts was a fun story and plot points were easier to figure out even if the reader only suspected it. There were times where I thought “Oh, yeah, that” but moved on because it was a lot of fun.
booknooknoggin's review
2.0
First off....this has nothing to do with the film of the same name. This is about a bunch of assassins. Next this was pretty fucking dumb and with the cartoony artwork, it made it even less enjoyable. Kind of surprised by Image comics putting this out. Definitely a series I will not be continuing.
indigohan's review
3.0
If twenty of the most accomplished murderers in the world end up in one room, are we supposed to care?
Whelp!
Whelp!
willdrown's review
5.0
Beautifully drawn (and even more beautifully colored!) madcap dark comedy about a bunch of assassins doing assassin stuff. It's about as effortlessly funny as it gets, reminiscent of Nick Spencer's and Chip Zdarsky's funniest work. Not to mention the best friend duo in the whole wide world: Fuck and Dave. This would work best as a one-off but if they decide to do a volume 2... I might not be able to resist, even if I love this as a complete story.
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